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March 9, 2010  RONALD BLUM — The first Pinstripe Bowl will be played at Yankee Stadium on Dec. 30 and will be televised by ESPN. The game will include the No. 3 team in the Big East and the No. 6 school in the Big 12, excluding Bowl Championship Series participants. "I think no matter what the sport, every kid who grows up wants to play at Yankee Stadium," Yankees president Randy Levine said Tuesday. If... newsday.com is now available at no charge to Newsday and Optimum...

March 9, 2010 SURPRISE, Ariz. — The Texas Rangers have acquired right-hander Edwar Ramirez from the New York Yankees for cash. Ramirez was designated for assignment by the Yankees on Feb. 28 to make room for Chan Ho Park. In 20 relief appearances for the Yankees last...

Brad Keselowski flips after being nudged by Carl Edwards during the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta. AP Photo/Joe Sebo NASCAR sent a message to its drivers that it is still going to leave the racing in the hands of the drivers but will step in if they cross the line.  NASCAR placed Carl Edwards on probation Tuesday for the next three series events for intentionally wrecking Brad Keselowski during the race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 7. Edwards' probation will run until April 14....

Winter X Games Europe in Tignes, France Photo courtesy of Winter X Games Europe...

Rutgers, for reasons I still do not totally agree with, has taken the lead in the Big Ten expansion discussions, but today the news is all about Notre Dame. Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick, in New York City for the Big East basketball tournament made some poignant remarks to the media today which will surely be publicized in every media outlet available over the next 24 hours. The first comes via Stewart Mandel of Sports Illustrated; "I believe we are at a point right now where the changes could be relatively small, or they could be seismic," said Swarbrick. "What I have to do along...

March 9, 2010   GREENBURGH, N.Y. - The Knicks headed off to San Antonio on Tuesday for the start of a five-game road trip with Eddy Curry and Toney Douglas in and Tracy McGrady temporarily out. Curry is expected to make his first appearance since Dec. 17 on Wednesday when the Knicks visit the Spurs. Coach Mike D'Antoni sounded as if he is going to make more of an effort to work Curry into the Knicks' game... newsday.com is now available at no charge to Newsday and Optimum Online® subscribers. To...

New Delhi: Defending champions Germany withstood a strong New Zeland fightback before scoring a 5-2 victory, and booking a semi-final berth from Pool A at the Hockey World Cup on Tuesday. Germany went 2-0 up in the first half, courtsey Christoph Menke's acrobatic slide and Florian Fuchs' penalty corner conversion. They pumped in one more through Philip Witte's 47th minute strike before New Zealand gave them a scare with two goals in the...

Ashwa Paylia wins main event...

NRAI to count overseas score New Delhi, March 9: Stung by the criticism of its selection policies, the National Rifles Association of India has revamped the criteria, agreeing to consider international scores of shooters in some cases....

Won’t allow ITF to shift tourney: PTF...

Joe Nathan, shown in a spring training game on Saturday, will rest his throwing elbow for the next two weeks. Minnesota Twins all-star...

Cleveland Browns quarterback Derek Anderson couldn't come close to recapturing the magic of 2007 in the two seasons that followed. Derek Anderson, who threw 29 touchdown passes for the Cleveland Browns in the 2007 season, was let go by the club on Tuesday....

The Toronto Argonauts traded for Saskatchewan reserve quarterback Dalton Bell on Tuesday, surrendering a fifth-round pick in this year's CFL Canadian draft. "We feel...

Ontario skip Glenn Howard is all smile after defeating P.E.I. during Draw 9 of the Brier Tuesday in Halifax. (Andrew...

NHL general managers are one step closer to recommending a rule designed to eliminate hits to the head. A group of eight GMs...

 

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